Thinkpad T520

[Yedidyah Bar-David]

Hi all,

I am considering ordering a Lenovo Thinkpad T520, and have the following
questions. I intend to use it with Debian, can go with Ubuntu if it makes
a difference.

1. It has "Integrated Mobile Broadband" and an optional "Gobi 3000".
Will they work in Israel? Am I limited to specific suppliers? Is there
a reason for the extra $125 for a Gobi 3000, assuming I'll use it only
in Israel? A salesman now told me that it's not integrated but I have
to buy some Erricsson modem (part number 0a36186).

2. It has a "Thinkpad b/g/n" Integrated WiFi and few optional extras.
Is there a reason to pay for for one of the options, assuming I do
not have extreme needs of either bad reception or high bandwidth?
Will any of them work better in linux? FWIW, I currently have a T42
with its integrated 2200BG which basically works well, but recently
I did not manage to connect to few networks - IIRC I saw somewhere it's
a (fixed) bug in the dhcp client but I did not bother debugging.

I already searched a bit the net, so I'd like mainly advices from people
who actually have one (or similar) and real experience.

Thanks,
-- 
Didi